2012 GM List
BOS: JUAN BELTRAN 2005 (FIRED MICHAEL HALEY 2004)
MON: VICTOR HERNANDEZ 2012 (NR KEN BOWLING 2004)
NY: JUSTIN THOMAS 2012 (FIRED JEFF SHAFFER 2011)
PHI: GORDDY BRANTLEY 2010 (FIRED JACOB COLE 2006)
DC: JACOB COLE 2011 (FIRED JEFF SHAFFER 2009)
CHI: KEN BOWLING 2012 (FIRED STEVE GRANT 2008)
DEN: KRESIMIR BUKVIC 2010 (FIRED FERNANDO SAUREZ 2004)
KC: JEFF SHAFFER 2012 (RETIRED DONG-KYOON KIM 2011)
OMA: MIKE G 2005 (FIRED HAMILTON FLOYD 2003)
MIN: FERNANDO SAUREZ 2012 (FIRED DEWEY DOUGLAS 2010)
LA: AARON CARMICHAAEEL 2011 (RETIRED JOHN HART 2008)
LV: THEO EPSTEIN 2008 (RETIRED CHARLES COLLINS 2003)
POR: MATT EGGHEAD 2006 (NR JACOB COLE 1998)
WAS: JUSTIN T 2005 (FIRED LUIS MARTINEZ 2002)
ATL: DEWEY DOUGLAS 2012 (FIRED FERNANDO SAUREZ 2010)
BRK: STEVE CURT STONE SHOCKEY 2010 (RETIRED IVAN VILLAREAL 2008)
MIA: ROB M 2005 (FIRED JOSE BRUNO 2001)
MEM: BILL JAMES 2006 (FIRED IVAN VILLAREAL 2003)
NO: STEVE GRANT 2012 (FIRED LARRY BEINFEST 2009)
CIN: RONALD ALISTAIR 2009 (RETIRED ROBINSON FERNANDEZ 2007)
CLE: ASHTON CLAYTON 2005 (FIRED STEVE CURT STONE SHOCKEY 2003)
DET: LARRY BEINFEST 2012 (FIRED JUSTIN THOMAS 2011)
IND: RAUL ROBLES 2001
PIT: MARV CARTWRIGHT 2012 (NR VICTOR HERNANDEZ 2000)
STL: CISCO CRUZ 2009 (NR RONALD ALISTAIR 2002)
SF: JOE M 2005 (RETIRED BRODY HARVEY 2001)
ELP: ANDREW GARNHAM 2003
SA: DAN BANNATYNE 2002
DAL: WES ELLIS 2012 (NR MARV CARTWRIGHT mid2005)
HOU: STEPHEN WRIGHT 2000
2011 World Series Champion
Miami Banditos
Owner Cocaine Cartel
GM Rob M
Manager Michael Carter
2011 World Series MVP: Miami v. Kansas City
The 2011 Stroh's World Series MVP Award goes to....
IF/OF EARL WEBSTER, MIA. Round of Applause!
Never in the history of the Stroh's Award has it gone to an offensive player with only 3 ABs in the series, or anywhere close to that. Yet, two of Earl Webster's ABs changed the course of the series and ensured a Miami victory. Skeptics will say that Webster was only lucky in others ineptitude and they may have a point but Webster was able to come up and make something happen and cash in when fortune blessed him. In Game 2 he put the game winning hit past Manolo Reyes for a 1-0 Miami victory and a 2-0 series lead. Then in Game 4 Webster again put the bat on the ball and FORCED Ryan Shelton into making an Error which scored the tying run. Earl Webster himself would cross the plate on a Luis Manuel Romero hit to end up the winning run in a 11-10 Miami victory. In his only other AB in Game 5 he struck out making his MVP line: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI. But in Miami that line will be remembered as 1 WINNING RUN, 1 WINNING RBI, and 1 TYING RBI. Knock back a sixer of ICE COLD Stroh's Earl, only a Stroh's man makes magic in limited opportunities!
2011 NLCS MVP: Miami v. Brooklyn
The 2011 Stroh's NLCS MVP Award goes to....
DH BO WALSH, MIA. Round of Applause...I guess.
The GM of SF should be happy as he was a strong lobbyist for Bo Walsh to receive the Award after watching Miami sweep Brooklyn rather easily. The Miami offense performed in harmony which made deciding who contributed the most a difficult task. However, Walsh did put up good numbers and actually put up some timely hits, which is contrary to his nature. Bo Walsh ended up 4-13 but with 6 BBs he was a major OBP presence. His slugging is what really did Brooklyn in though. Walsh hit a HR in each of games 2, 3, and 4, driving in 9 runs, and scoring 5 runs throughout the series. Bo Walsh hopes he can keep it going during the World Series but said he won't be too bothered if he slipped back into his old ways of K'ing with runners in scoring position. Kick back with this complimentary keg of Stroh's, Bo, you'll need it for this upcoming FA season!
2011 ALCS MVP: Kansas City v. Las Vegas
The 2011 Stroh's ALCS MVP Award goes to....
SP JAKE HATFIELD, KC. Round of Applause!
Hatfield set the tone for the series right off the bat in Game 1. Hatfield was able to go out and throw 8.0 innings of 1 ER ball, getting the W as KC won 6-1. That was no surprise as Hatfield is a well respected Ace in the league. He's a 3 time All Star and winner of the 2009 Stroh's ALDS MVP when KC defeated the Washington Admirals. In 10 postseason starts Jake Hatfield has a 2.58 ERA and is making a name for himself as a clutch go to pitcher. League MVP Kenny Etchells continued to tear up the Renegades through the next games as KC increased its series lead to 3-1 when Hatfield took the mound again. In the clinching Game 5, Hatfield held LV to 3 hits and 1 R in 7.0 IP. He earned the W and his 2nd Player of the Game in the series. Tip this long neck of Stroh's back tonight Jake and contemplate the long road ahead of you as you travel to the tropics of Miami.
2011 NLDS MVP: Brooklyn v. St. Louis
The 2011 Stroh's NLDS MVP Award goes to....
RF MARIO MERCADO, BRK. Round of Applause!
Like his AL counterpart, Ty Johnston, Mercado got off to a slow start in the series, going 0-7 in the first 2 games. However, after that it was a tear unlike any ever. In Games 3,4, and 5 Mercado put up 10 hits, 5 runs, 4 HRs, and an amazing 14 RBI. Mercado would win Player of the Game in both Game 4 and 5 which were crucial wins for Brooklyn. Mercado cooled down slightly in Games 6 and 7 but the damage was done to St. Louis who saw their fortune swing. Mercado is proving that he may become the next great star in EWB and his postseason exploits will help carve the myth. Have a twelver of Ice cold Stroh's while sitting on your Brooklyn stoop pondering your defeat at the hands of the Miami Banditos.
2011 NLDS MVP: Miami v. San Francisco
The 2011 Stroh's NLDS MVP Award goes to....
SP JOHN MILLS, MIA. Round of Applause!!!
The Miami/SF series was much more about pitching than the other series' and John Mills put up two spectacular outings for the Banditos. In Game 1 John Mills faced Karl "Vandal" Beatty and held SF hitless in the first 4 innings and scoreless until the 7th. It was then that Mills made one crucial error which cost him and Miami the game. Woodrow Dobson was able to turn on a pitch and make it a 2-0 game that Miami would not be able to come back from. Mills ended up going 8.0 IP allowing only 4 hits and 1 BB. Mills struck out 12 SeaWolves setting the NL Playoff record! Mills would get his redemption in Game 5 when he pitched 8.1 innings, giving up only 3 hits and 2 ER with another 9 K's. Mills scored the W when Miami won 7-2 and went on to win the series 4-2. Mills 2 start performance was a demonstration in excellence, and Stroh's would like to make sure that John has an unlimited supply of Stroh's this offseason in Arkansas.
2011 ALDS MVP: Las Vegas v. Omaha
The 2011 Stroh's ALDS MVP Award goes to....
CF TY "PASTA" JOHNSTON, LV. Round of Applause!!
It's hard to remember a series that was more offensive than this 2011 clash. In fact there were 104 runs scored with a totals of 61 for LV and 43 for Omaha! That's like an 8-7 game for all 7 games. Las Vegas was down 3-1 and looked to be ready to take Omaha's knock out punch. A large reason for being down 3-1 was the horrid hitting of their star Ty Johnston who was batting .222/0/3 through the first 4 games. Johnston and Las Vegas turned it on in the final 3 games and amazingly defeated Omaha in a humiliating way. Johnston went 7-14, 2 HRs, 11 RBI, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 3B in the final 3 games. He won the Player of the Game for Game 7 and set Las Vegas playoff records in runs and RBI. Pasta and Stroh's make a great combo, don't forget Ty!
2011 ALDS MVP: Kansas City v. Boston
The 2011 Stroh's ALDS MVP Award goes to....
3B RYAN SHELTON, KC. Round of Applause!!
Kansas City was able to hold off the hot Boston Irish and claim this series, and that's in large part due to star third baseman, Ryan Shelton. At 29 years of age Shelton still flies under many people's radars but he's been a steady number 2 hitter all year long for KC. In this series Shelton got at least one hit every game and also scored a run in every game but Game 7. He's Kenny Etchell's top table setter. His line for the series was 12-26, .462, 6 R, 4 RBI, 4 2Bs, and 2 HRs. The first HR was in Game 1 in the 8th inning and essentially put Boston out for the game. Make yourself a crown of Stroh's tonight Might Wheat King, you deserved it.